This is a list of notable alumni of Providence College.
Entertainment and communications David Angell – Emmy Award-winning television producer, victim of the September 11 attacks (was a passenger of American Airlines Flight 11) Doris Burke – sports analyst for ESPN, former Friars basketball player David R. Colburn – author and professor of history Wally Dunn – Broadway actor, most recently appeared in Gypsy and Spamalot Brett Epstein – actor, playwright Matt Farley – musician Peter Farrelly – film director, screenwriter, and producer Janeane Garofalo – actress, comedian Caryn James (as Caryn A. Fuoroli) – film and television critic, novelistJames, Caryn (1998). "Acknowledgments". Glorie. Cambridge, MS: Zoland Books. . "Deep thanks to my parents, James and Joan Fuoroli [...] And deepest thanks to my sister, Kim Smeltzer, for always being there with endless encouragement, complete understanding, sharp wit, and smart advice."Fuoroli, Caryn (December 1981). "Battling Back". Bill of Rights Journal. pp. 25–26. Retrieved October 27, 2022."Dean's Honor List: Class of 1974". The Cowl. October 23, 1974. p. 9. Retrieved October 27, 2022. Mike Leonard – television journalist on NBC's Today Show James O'Brien – film director, screenwriter, and producer John O'Hurley – actor, television host Sean McAdam – sportswriter covering the Boston Red Sox Edward Scanlon – Executive Vice President (retired) of NBC Paul G. Tremblay – author Joseph Ungaro – newspaper journalist
Business Brian Burke – president of hockey operations of the Pittsburgh Penguins, former Friars ice hockey player Rich Gotham – president of Boston Celtics Karen Ignagni – president and CEO of America's Health Insurance Plans Lou Lamoriello – general manager of the New York Islanders John Marinatto – former commissioner of the Big East Conference Arthur F. Ryan – former chairman and CEO of Prudential Insurance Company of America Jack Tretton – former CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment America
Politics and law Scott Avedisian – Mayor of Warwick, Rhode Island Michael Napolitano – Mayor of Cranston, Rhode Island Peter J. Barnes – Member of New Jersey State Parole Board, former New Jersey State Senator Jack Brennan – former chief of staff to Richard Nixon Frank Caprio – chief judge of Providence Municipal Court Arn Chorn-Pond – international human rights activist Jasiel Correia – former Mayor of Fall River, Massachusetts Richard M. Daley – Former Mayor of Chicago Richard J. Daronco – former United States federal judge Tom Dart – Sheriff of Cook County, Illinois Frank Devlin – former senior counsel to ExxonMobil in Houston, Texas Armando Diaz – Marshal of Italy, World War 1 commander (Providence College's first alumnus) Chris Dodd – former United States Senator representing Connecticut Thomas J. Dodd – former United States Senator representing Connecticut Benjamin Downing – currently the youngest Massachusetts State Senator John H. Fanning – former National Labor Relations Board Chair Joseph J. Fauliso – former Lt. Governor of Connecticut Raymond Flynn – former Mayor of Boston, former Friars basketball player Charles J. Fogarty – former Lt. Governor of Rhode Island John E. Fogarty – former United States Congressman representing Rhode Island Anthony D. Galluccio – former Massachusetts State Senator Maureen McKenna Goldberg – Associate Justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court Sheila Harrington – Massachusetts State Representative for the First Middlesex District Patrick J. Kennedy – former United States Congressman representing Rhode Island, son of former United States Senator Ted Kennedy Kieran Lalor – founder of Eternal Vigilance Society and Iraq Vets for Congress J. Howard McGrath – former United States Attorney General and United States Senator representing Rhode Island William D. Mullins – member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives and baseball player M. Teresa Paiva-Weed – President of the Rhode Island State Senate Michael F. Rush – member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives John Shea – former member of Connecticut House of Representatives Fernand St. Germain – former United States Representative from Rhode Island William J. Sullivan – former Chief Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court Robert Tiernan – former United States Representative from Rhode Island
Academia Roy Peter Clark – Vice President and Senior Scholar at the Poynter Institute Hank Foley – President of New York Institute of Technology Mark Stephen Jendrysik – Political Science and Public Administration Chair, University of North Dakota Timothy J. Kehoe – Professor of Economics, University of Minnesota Clark R. McCauley – Professor of Science and Mathematics and co-director of the Solomon Asch Center for Study of Ethnopolitical Conflict at Bryn Mawr College Edward J. McElroy – President of American Federation of Teachers, Vice President of AFL-CIO Austin Sarat – Professor of Jurisprudence and Political Science at Amherst College
Medicine Robert Gallo – biomedical researcher known for the discovery of Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Religious life Joseph Augustine Di Noia – named Secretary of the Congregation for Divine Worship and Discipline of the Sacraments by Pope Benedict XVI.; currently the highest-ranking Dominican in the Curia of the Roman Catholic Church Archbishop Christopher Cardone, O. P. – Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archbishop of Auki, The Solomon Islands since 2016. Archbishop Thomas Cajetan Kelly, O.P. – Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archbishop Emeritus of Louisville, Kentucky (1982-2007) Brian Shanley, O.P. – President of Providence College
Athletics
Men's basketball Marvin Barnes – former NBA and ABA all-star player Ben Bentil (born 1995) - Ghanaian basketball player for Hapoel Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League Ira Bowman – former NBA player Marques Bragg – former NBA player Marshon Brooks – NBA player with New Jersey Nets Troy Brown – former NBA player Marty Conlon – former NBA player Bryce Cotton – former NBA player, international professional basketball player Austin Croshere – former NBA player Sharaud Curry – international professional basketball player Ernie DiGregorio – former NBA player Billy Donovan – current head coach of Chicago Bulls. Former head coach of Oklahoma City Thunder, and two-time NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship head coach of Florida Gators men's basketball Marcus Douthit – NBA and international professional basketball player Kris Dunn – current NBA player, Utah Jazz Weyinmi Efejuku – international professional basketball player Johnny Egan – former NBA player and coach Raymond Flynn – former Mayor of Boston Rubén Garcés – former NBA and international professional basketball player Ryan Gomes – NBA player with Los Angeles D-Fenders Joe Hassett – former NBA player Herbert Hill – NBA and international professional basketball player Jonathan Kale – international professional basketball player Tuukka Kotti – international professional basketball player Māris Ļaksa – international professional basketball player Jim Larranaga – head coach of Miami Hurricanes men's basketball John Linehan – international professional basketball player Erron Maxey – international professional basketball player Ken McDonald – head coach of the Austin Spurs Donnie McGrath – international professional basketball player Eric Murdock – former NBA player Richard Pitino – head basketball coach for University of Minnesota Mike Riordan – former NBA player Andy Ronan - Olympic marathon runner and track coach for Stony Brook University Karim Shabazz – international professional basketball player God Shammgod – former NBA player Abdul Shamsid-Deen – former international professional basketball player Dickey Simpkins – former NBA player Michael Smith – former NBA player Kevin Stacom – former NBA player Jamel Thomas – former NBA player John Thompson – former Basketball Hall of Fame head coach of Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball Otis Thorpe – former NBA all-star player Jimmy Walker – former NBA all-star player Franklin Western – international professional basketball player Lenny Wilkens – Basketball Hall of Fame coach and player Eric Williams – former NBA player Jeff Xavier – international professional basketball player
Women's basketball Doris Burke – sports analyst for ESPN
Men's ice hockey Noel Acciari - Forward, Pittsburgh Penguins Tim Army Brian Burke – Former President and General Manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs Rich Costello Craig Darby John Ferguson, Jr. Rob Gaudreau Hal Gill Jon Gillies - Goaltender, New Jersey Devils Paul Guay Joe Hulbig Dave Kelly Regan Kelly Kurt Kleinendorst Jim Korn Jeff Mason Colin McDonald Bob Nicholson Gaetano Orlando Fernando Pisani Steve Rooney Nolan Schaefer Jeff Serowik Peter Taglianetti Brandon Tanev - Forward, Seattle Kraken Chris Terreri Chris Therien Randy Velischek Ron Wilson Pete Zingoni
Women's ice hockey Chris Bailey – member of the 1992, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2000 and 2001 US women's national ice hockey teams; member of the 1998 and 2002 US women's Olympic ice hockey teams; Olympic gold and silver medalist Laurie Baker – member of the 1997 and 2000 US women's national ice hockey teams; member of the 1998 and 2002 US women's Olympic ice hockey teams; Olympic gold and silver medalist Alana Blahoski – member of the 1997, 1999, 2000, and 2001 US women's national ice hockey teams; member of the 1998 US women's Olympic ice hockey team; Olympic gold medalist Lisa Brown-Miller – member of the 1990, 1992, 1994, and 1997 US women's national ice hockey teams; member of the 1998 women's Olympic ice hockey team; Olympic gold medalist; former head coach of Princeton University's women's ice hockey team Sara Decosta (born 1977) – member of the 2000 and 2001 US women's national ice hockey teams; member of the 1998 and 2002 US women's Olympic ice hockey teams; Olympic gold and silver medalist Cammi Granato – member of the 1990, 1992, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, and 2005 US women's national ice hockey teams; member of the 1998 and 2002 US women's Olympic ice hockey teams; Olympic gold and silver medalist; member of the United States Hockey Hall of Fame and the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto; broadcaster during the 2010 Vancouver Olympics for NBC Sports Mari Pehkonen – member of the 2006 and 2007 Finland women's national ice hockey team Karen Thatcher – member of the 2009–10 United States women's national ice hockey team, Olympic silver medalist
Baseball John McDonald Lou Merloni William D. Mullins Birdie Tebbetts
Track and field Mary Cullen – 2006 NCAA Champion, Irish long distance runner Martin Fagan – Irish Olympic distance runner Roisin McGettigan – Olympic 3000m steeplechase runner Emily Sisson – Olympian, holds the record for fastest American woman's marathon Geoff Smith – won Boston Marathon in 1984 and 1985 Kim Smith – four-time NCAA Champion, Olympic distance runner for New Zealand John Treacy – 1984 silver medal winner at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Football Charles Avedisian – former New York Football Giants player Hank Soar – former New York Football Giants player and American League umpire
Men's soccer Chaka Daley Chris Konopka Ryan Maduro – All-American Julian Gressel Mac Steeves Karl Anderson Brendan McSorley
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